Gutter hanger



Sept, 21 1926.

- M. RACHLIN GUTTER HANGER Filed Dec. 10, 1924 Patented Sept. 21, 1926,

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Application filed 'ne emtr '19. 1924. Serial No. 754,958. j

with the head of the snug engagement gutter.

Viththese and other objects in view, which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and proportion of the several parts and details of construction within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Two of the many possible embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which x Figure 1 is aside elevation of a gutterhanger constructed in accordance with the present invention, the gutter being shown in position thereon; F 2 is a similar elevation of a portion of the gutter and hanger, on a larger scale; Fig. 3 is a side elevation, also on a larger scale, of a portion of the hanger in its flat state; and Fig. 1 is a section similar to the one shown in Fig. 2 of a modified construction.

Referring now first to Figs. 1 to 8, inclusive, of the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates a roof gutter, the outer edge of which is provided with a bead 11, as usual in constructions of this type, while its inner edge 12, adjacent the wall of the building, is plain. For supporting this gutter in proper relation to the roof of the building, there is provided a plurality of hangers, spaced apart a suitable distance, each of said hangers comprising a strap 13, which surrounds transversely the gutter, and a means to insure proper bending of the arched portion around and into roof strap 14, attached tothe strap 13 and the roof. The strap-13 is, preferably, made of a single piece'of sheet metal, and includes a curved gutter-embracing portion 15 de: signed to underlie thegutter,andhaving an arched portion 16 arched portion fit-ti thegutter and merging into abar section 17, which extends horizontally and transversely between the upper edges of the gutter. .The opposite end ofthis bar is bent over the plain edge of the gutter, as shown at 18, and is in engagement with the gutterenibracing portion 15 of'the strap. The bar section 17 is comparatively rigid, it being.

At the juncand the gutin the form of a channel bar. ture of the arched portion 16 'ter embracing portion 15' is formed a projection 19, which may be obtained, for instance, hy stamping portion 16 a strip 20 along three of its edges and then bending the said strip, around that'edge which is disposed at..the said juncture, out of the plane of the arched portion 16, as shown in F ig. 3, and further bending the said strip'back upon itself, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, of the drawings. In forming this strip, a slot 21. is provided in the arched portion 16 adjacent the said juncture, the said slot somewhat weakening the said arched portion, for a purpose hereinafter to be described.

The gutter hanger is furnished to the trade in a flat state. When the hanger is to be applied to the gutter, the projection 19 is first engaged with the free edge 22 of the gutter head, the hanger taken hold of by the comparatively rigid bar'section 17, and the arched portion 16 bent around and into snug engagement with the bead of the gutter, the bend 18 being then engaged with the plain edge 12 of the gutter. Thereafter the gutter embracing portion 15 is bent to underlie the gutter, its free edge being engaged with the bent portion 18 of the bar section 17. In bending the arched portion around and into at one of its ends, said 7 ng overt-he head '11- of out from the arched snug engagement with the head of the projection.

01": a punch or other suitable tool, by which the material of the hanger at and around the said juncture is forced outwards, to form a Otherwise the construction and operation of the elements are'the same as of those described in connection With the device illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, of the drawings. 1 What- I claim is A gutter hanger for use With a gutter having a beaded edge, comprising a rigid portion'extending transversely between the upper edges of the gutter, an arched portion at one end of said rigidportion designed to be bent to snugly fit around the bead of the gutter, a gutter-embracing portion joined With said arched portion designed to underfree end of said gutter being engaged W1th said a pro ection formed at lie the gutter, the embracing portion rigid portion, and

the juncture of said'gutter-enibracing portion and said arched portion, said pro ection extending only through part of the -Width of said gutter embracing portion and being adapted to be engaged With the free i MAX nAoHLin. 

